US-Mexico Produce Import Compliance Specialist

Skills
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Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • Hands-on U.S. import compliance experience with fresh produce or perishables
  • Deep familiarity with the U.S.-Mexico corridor and its produce gateways
  • Strong HTS classification skills
  • Working knowledge of FDA FSMA USDA APHIS PACA PGA requirements and USMCA
  • Comfortable being client-facing and explaining compliance clearly to non-experts
  • Spanish proficiency strongly preferred

Nice to have

  • Client-facing
  • Detail-oriented
  • Cross-functional
  • Spanish-speaking

Day to day

  • Own compliance work that keeps perishable shipments moving across the U.S.-Mexico produce corridor
  • Classify produce and perishable commodities and determine duties FTA eligibility and USMCA origin
  • Coordinate agency and entry requirements while serving as a trusted client-facing subject matter expert